by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jul 30, 2020 | Travel
On Thursday (7-23-20) Karen and I headed to Bristol, VA for a four-day weekend to explore the great outdoors. We rented an Airbnb loft on the main drag in downtown Bristol. It had a private entrance and parking spot, keypad entry and was cleaned and sanitized for our...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jul 15, 2020 | South Carolina, Travel
(7-1-20) The sunshine on Sunday was intense. With highs in the mid 90’s we were tempted to just stay inside, until Karen discovered fields full of sunflowers less than an hour from our home.
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jun 25, 2020 | North Carolina, South Carolina, Travel
The Blue Ridge Mountains plummet into the Piedmont along the Blue Ridge Escarpment at the North Carolina-South Carolina border. Karen and I have developed a passion for hiking this magic terrain to view the hundreds of waterfalls that splash down its dramatic cliffs...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jun 15, 2020 | North Carolina, Travel
500 million years of erosion have pummeled the peaks that once reared up to 20,000 feet in the Uwharrie Mountains. Within this ancient range, located 50 miles east of Charlotte, NC, is Morrow Mountain State Park. The park’s second highest peak, at 936 feet above...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jun 10, 2020 | North Carolina, Travel
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | May 27, 2020 | North Carolina, Travel, Uncategorized
Karen and I got the green light to use our good friend’s cabin near Lake Lure for the weekend. We set out early Friday morning and planned a Sunday afternoon return to Charlotte. This would allow us to avoid most of the Memorial Day Weekend madness.
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | May 5, 2020 | South Carolina, Travel
Governor McMaster made South Carolina’s stay-at-home order voluntary and the beautiful weekend that followed resulted in cooped up “Palmetto State” residents out in force. On Saturday (5-2-2020) we drove to 40 Acre Rock Heritage Reserve to hike. The...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Apr 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
I am participating in the Authors Give Back Sale that lists thousands of deep-discounted and even free eBooks at Smashwords.com. Authors are doing their part by making books available for people forced to stay home and self-isolate. I chose to offer my titles for Free...